“The Handmaid’s Tale” creator Bruce Miller said Serena Joy Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski), who dabbles between her solidarity to Gilead and her desire to be an independent woman is in part due to the complicated relationship she has had with the men in her life, specifically her father. Miller explained the creative team’s decision to introduce her quiet yet stoic father was partially rooted in answering why she married her late husband Commander Fred Waterford ( Joseph Fiennes) in the first place.

“We’ve learned about her, but this is really interesting, because it’s not about a relationship she chose, like with Fred, which tells us a lot about her,” Miller told TheWrap. “Why did you choose Fred? I think people were wondering that. Here, you’re like, how did you become the woman you are? I think that’s the really interesting question now, because you’ve plumbed the...See full article at The Wrap